@davide.readthemaple.com
Opinion editor at The Maple. Website: https://davidemastracci.com/ Articles: https://www.readthemaple.com/author/davide-mastracci/
An Israeli org praised by the country’s politicians is trying to get @readthemaple.com shut down. Shurat HaDin has claimed to have issued legal notices to payment processors and written to multiple legal and police bodies “calling for a criminal investigation.” An abhorrent attack on the press.
12.02.2026 01:11 — 👍 26 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 0
ShuratHaDin "Shurat HaDin has issued urgent legal notices to Stripe, Apple Pay, and all major credit card networks demanding they cut off services to a website that is listing and monetizing Jewish institutions across Toronto. This isn't free speech - it's a threat to Jewish safety."
A Tel Aviv-based group that describes its mission as going on the "legal offensive against Israel’s enemies" says it is trying to "shut down" Canadian news organization @readthemaple.com
Shurat HaDin is lobbying Canadian police to arrest a Canadian journalist
www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
NEW: A Mossad-linked Israeli lawfare organization is trying to shut down The Maple and get criminal charges laid against me.
Read, share and let Israelis know that they don’t get to decide what Canadian journalism looks like.
www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
NEW: A Mossad-linked Israeli lawfare organization is trying to shut down The Maple and get criminal charges laid against me.
Read, share and let Israelis know that they don’t get to decide what Canadian journalism looks like.
www.readthemaple.com/a-mossad-lin...
NEW: Canada’s top-paid CEOs made more in the first 33 hours of 2026 than the average worker will all year, writes Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
NEW: Canada’s top-paid CEOs made more in the first 33 hours of 2026 than the average worker will all year, writes Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/top-paid-ceo...
The most-common topics discussed were “national security/security,” “justice and law enforcement,” “taxation and finance” and “immigration.”
An October session included 37 MPs, and they discussed increased police funding and rebates for security costs.
www.readthemaple.com/cija-has-lob...
NEW: CIJA has lobbied at least 20 per cent of MPs since the 2025 federal election. One MP has already been lobbied 8 times.
www.readthemaple.com/cija-has-lob...
Nine years ago today, six Muslims were killed in a hate crime at a Quebec mosque. Since then, at least five others in Canada have been killed in hate crimes. Today, huge swathes of the media landscape treat and/or describe Islamophobia as a non-existent joke. We have a problem.
29.01.2026 17:11 — 👍 20 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
NEW: I compiled a list of 27 Canadian journalists who have gone on sponsored Israel trips organized by a Zionist group whose co-founder previously worked for an Israeli intelligence firm.
The list includes some of Canadian media’s most-senior editors.
www.readthemaple.com/a-list-of-jo...
NEW: Trump’s xenophobic crackdown will destroy labour, writes Adam King.
www.readthemaple.com/trumps-xenop...
10 more members to go in order to hit our goal! Consider becoming one of them if you have enjoyed our work this year.
31.12.2025 18:08 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
🚨After The Maple’s most-impactful year by far, we may miss our fundraising goal by a significant margin.
Consider becoming a member (action.readthemaple.com/2025-fundrai...) and/or making a one-time donation (readthemaple.com/donate/) now to help ensure we can hire a new journalist next year.
If you can’t commit to a membership at this point, or would like to give a little more, you can make a one-time donation here: readthemaple.com/donate/
19.12.2025 15:15 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0The Maple is planning to hire a new journalist next year! We currently have just two editorial staffers, so this would be a major upgrade. But we need to hit our fundraising goal first.
You can become a member here to help us get there: action.readthemaple.com/2025-fundrai...
NEW: Former UN ambassador Bob Rae said he had his “wings clipped” for posting a tweet defending ICC judges in the face of sanctions imposed by the USA.
Records show a Canadian diplomat based in Washington contacted Rae minutes after he posted the tweet. www.readthemaple.com/bob-rae-had-...
The Maple is facing a renewed attack from prominent Zionists and Israeli government officials.
Consider becoming a Maple member or making a donation today to support our work.
We are 100% reader funded.
Become a member: action.readthemaple.com/2025-fundrai...
Donate: readthemaple.com/donate/
NEW: The Maple has a truly unique funding model, even among other independent outlets you may associate us with. In this article I go into detail about who has funded us over the years, the benefits of our model and why you should consider becoming a member.
www.readthemaple.com/the-maple-wh...
NEW: I created a database profiling Toronto institutions Canadian IDF soldiers attended to get a better understanding of how they portray the Israeli military.
The institutions, which all have charities, include schools, synagogues and summer camps.
gtatoidf.com
The number of soldiers on Find IDF Soldiers associated with each institution varies, from 4 to 32. As I note on the site, however, it’s very likely that these are all undercounts, as I wasn’t able to find this sort of info for most of the soldiers.
gtatoidf.com
Each profile has a description of the institution and its views on Israel; IDF mentions they’ve made since Oct. 7, 2023; details on their associated charity; the people in the Find IDF Soldiers database they’re associated with.
gtatoidf.com
NEW: I created a database profiling Toronto institutions Canadian IDF soldiers attended to get a better understanding of how they portray the Israeli military.
The institutions, which all have charities, include schools, synagogues and summer camps.
gtatoidf.com
The article lists all of the soldier profiles that now contain dead or modified links. It lists the original source, the nature of the change and what material it contains that is now unavailable. Many of the soldiers have served since Oct. 7, 2023.
www.readthemaple.com/online-menti...
NEW: Online mentions of Canadians’ IDF service are disappearing.
This article compiles the links in my Find IDF Soldiers database that have been deleted, made private or modified, resulting in the removal of mentions of Israeli military service.
www.readthemaple.com/online-menti...
They write, “The remaining 22 names have now been submitted confidentially to the ICC and will be made public progressively, as national-level complaints are filed in different jurisdictions.”
www.hindrajabfoundation.org/posts/her-na...
The Hind Rajab Foundation has submitted names of 24 Israeli soldiers to the ICC for the killing of Hind Rajab and others. They include dual nationals from Europe, Latin America and North America. It will be interesting to see if any are from Canada.
www.hindrajabfoundation.org/posts/her-na...
NEW: I’ve published an article containing the names and profiles of 49 Canadians who have served in the Israeli military since October 7, 2023.
www.readthemaple.com/these-49-can...
NEW: I created a database containing profiles of 206 Canadians who have served in the Israeli military. This is the largest such collection of names and profiles in Canada, by far, and is a major expansion on the past version.
findidfsoldiers.net
NEW: I created a database containing profiles of 206 Canadians who have served in the Israeli military. This is the largest such collection of names and profiles in Canada, by far, and is a major expansion on the past version.
findidfsoldiers.net
NEW: The Canadian Press, which the vast majority of Canadian media outlets rely upon for style choices, will continue not using “Palestine” in most cases even after Canada’s recognition of the state.
Here’s what they told me when I asked why...
www.readthemaple.com/the-canadian...
